Checkpoint 9

Quick Answer

¡Hola!In the lessons leading up to these checkpoint lessons, you learned to do the following in Spanish:

• ask someone their name

• talk about people you know

• ask where someone is

• talk about your future plans

• talk about preferences

• discuss what you are going to do in your free time

• talk about school subjects

• state what you want to be

• say what classes you have

• ask basic job interview questions

• answer basic job interview questions

• state your profession

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Nouns

Spanish	English
la excursión	trip
la foto	photo
la idea	idea
el jardín	garden
la película	movie
el supermercado	supermarket
la tele	TV
la tienda	store
el arte	art
el/la artista	artist
el aula	classroom
la biblioteca	library
la cita	appointment
la clase	class
la clase de Español	Spanish class
la clase de Estadística	statistics class
la clase de Física	physics class
la clase de Historia	history class
la clase de Matemáticas	math class
el consejo	tip
el diccionario	dictionary
el escritorio	desk
la escuela	school
el horario	schedule
el lápiz	pencil
la librería	bookstore
la maestra	teacher
el maestro	teacher
las matemáticas	math
la mochila	backpack
la nota	grade
la oficina	office
el papel	papel
la prueba	test
la respuesta	answer
la universidad	university
el abogado	lawyer
la abogada	lawyer
el actor	actor
la actriz	actress
la agenda	agenda
el bombero	firefighter
la bombera	firefighter
el cocinero	cook
la cocinera	cook
el/la comerciante	salesperson
el contrato	contract
la empresa	company
el empresario	businessman
la empresaria	businesswoman
la entrevista	interview
la experiencia laboral	work experience
el extranjero	abroad
el jefe	boss
la jefa	boss
el lugar de nacimiento	place of birth
el lugar de trabajo	workplace
la nacionalidad	nationality
el/la periodista	journalist
la profesión	profession
el señor	Mister, sir
el trabajo	job

Adjectives

Spanish	English
ambos	both
mayor	older
nuestro	our
su	his, her
abierto	open
cerrado	closed
mismo	same
ocupado	busy

Adverbs

Spanish	English
ahí	there
allí	there
aquí	here
demasiado	too

Conjunctions

Spanish	English
ni	nor
cuando	when
pues	well

Pronouns

Spanish	English
alguien	anybody
conmigo	with me
contigo	with you

Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

Gender & Number	Demonstrative
masculine singular	aquel
feminine singular	aquella
masculine plural	aquellos
feminine plural	aquellas

Indefinite Articles

Number	Masculine	Feminine	English
plural	unos	unas	some

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Conocer

Conoceris an -er verb with an irregular yo form that means to know.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	conozco	I know
tú	conoces	you know	informal singular you
vos	conocés	you know	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	conoce	he, she knows
usted	conoce	you know	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	conocemos	we know
vosotros, vosotras	conocéis	you know	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	conocen	they know
ustedes	conocen	you know	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Compartir

Compartiris a regular -ir verb that means to share.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	comparto	I share
tú	compartes	you share	informal singular you
vos	compartís	you share	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	comparte	he, she shares
usted	comparte	you share	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	compartimos	we share
vosotros, vosotras	compartís	you share	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	comparten	they share
ustedes	comparten	you share	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Cuidar

Cuidaris a regular -ar verb that means to take care of.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cuido	I take care of
tú	cuidas	you take care of	informal singular you
vos	cuidás	you take care of	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cuida	he, she takes care of
usted	cuida	you take care of	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cuidamos	we take care of
vosotros, vosotras	cuidáis	you take care of	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cuidan	they take care of
ustedes	cuidan	you take care of	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Practicar

Practicaris a regular -ar verb that means to practice.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	practico	I practice
tú	practicas	you practice	informal singular you
vos	practicás	you practice	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	practica	he, she practices
usted	practica	you practice	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	practicamos	we practice
vosotros, vosotras	practicáis	you practice	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	practican	they practice
ustedes	practican	you practice	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Preferir

Preferir(to prefer) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," prefe, changes to prefie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	prefiero	I prefer
tú	prefieres	you prefer	informal singular you
vos	preferís	you prefer	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	prefiere	he, she prefers
usted	prefiere	you prefer	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	preferimos	we prefer
vosotros, vosotras	preferís	you prefer	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	prefieren	they prefer
ustedes	prefieren	you prefer	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Quedar

Quedaris a regular -ar verb that means to meet.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	quedo	I meet
tú	quedas	you meet	informal singular you
vos	quedás	you meet	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	queda	he, she meets
usted	queda	you meet	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	quedamos	we meet
vosotros, vosotras	quedáis	you meet	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	quedan	they meet
ustedes	quedan	you meet	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tomar

Tomaris a regular -ar verb that means to take or to drink.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tomo	I take, I drink
tú	tomas	you take, you drink	informal singular you
vos	tomás	you take, you drink	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	toma	he, she takes, he, she drinks
usted	toma	you take, you drink	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tomamos	we take, we drink
vosotros, vosotras	tomáis	you take, you drink	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	toman	they take, they drink
ustedes	toman	you take, you drink	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hacer Un Viaje

Hacer un viajeis an -er verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to take a trip.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hago un viaje	I take a trip
tú	haces un viaje	you take a trip	informal singular you
vos	hacés un viaje	you take a trip	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	hace un viaje	he, she takes a trip
usted	hace un viaje	you take a trip	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hacemos un viaje	we take a trip
vosotros, vosotras	hacéis un viaje	you take a trip	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hacen un viaje	they take a trip
ustedes	hacen un viaje	you take a trip	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tener

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tengo	I have
tú	tienes	you have	informal singular you
vos	tenés	you have	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tiene	he, she has
usted	tiene	you have	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tenemos	we have
vosotros, vosotras	tenéis	you have	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tienen	they have
ustedes	tienen	you have	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Firmar

Firmaris a regular -ar verb that means to sign.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	firmo	I sign
tú	firmas	you sign	informal singular you
vos	firmás	you sign	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	firma	he, she signs
usted	firma	you sign	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	firmamos	we sign
vosotros, vosotras	firmáis	you sign	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	firman	they sign
ustedes	firman	you sign	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Check out the phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
¿Cuál es tu apellido?	What’s your last name?
¿Cuál es tu nombre?	What’s your name?
¿Dónde está?	Where is he/she?
¿Qué tal?	How’s it going?
¡Qué divertido!	How fun!
¿Por qué no?	Why not?
hasta luego	See you later!
ir a + infinitive	to be going to + base form
¿Dónde está el aula de arte?	Where is the art classroom?
Quiero ser artista.	I want to be an artist.
Tengo clase de Español.	I have Spanish class.
¿A qué se dedica?	What do you do?
¿Cuál es su lugar de nacimiento?	What's your place of birth?
Soy abogado.	I’m a lawyer.

Want to learn more? Check out the following articles and lessons!

Make Small Talk in Spanish

Talk about Future Plans in Spanish

Talk about School in Spanish

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